[PNA] A ranking militant leader from the New People's Army's Southern Mindanao Regional Committee was nabbed by Philippine security forces in Davao City on Sunday.Captain Rhyan Batchar identified the communist leader as Arnulfo Laborada Mantes, Secretary of Sub-Regional Committee 5 and the concurrent head of the Regional Political Military Academy.
Mantes is known to have led and planned numerous NPA crimes such as the burning of heavy equipment, murder of military personnel and ambush of peace and development teams in several areas of Bukidnon and Davao Del Norte provinces. He is also involved in extorting money from wealthy people, companies and politicians.
Mantes was arrested for murder and robbery with violence or intimidation. He has also another standing arrest warrant for murder.